Harrison Butker’s fragile masculinity dealt another blow after coach suggests he sucks at tackling
doesn’t involve getting hit and banged around.What a tough guy, huh?But the sweet deal for kickers may be over. The NFL recently adopted new kickoff rules designed to encourage more returns, which have dramatically declined over the years.
The league estimates between 50% and 60% of kickoffs will be returned next season, opposed to just 22% last year. Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.That means kickers, usually the last line of defense, could be needed to make touchdown-saving tackles more often.
Which, in turn, means they might have to practice tackling, and you know, actually be football players once in a while. But when it comes to Butker, that’s something the Chiefs would like to avoid.
Kansas City special teams coach Dave Toub told reporters Thursday he’s likely going to keep Butker on the bench for some kickoffs.
